Chapter 41The word hung in the air. Daddy.Daniels small voice was Certain. Like it had been waiting to be said for years.Sandra and Ryan didn’t breathe. Didn’t move. The apartment went dead quiet, like even the walls were shocked.Daniel looked up at Ryan with those eyes. Ryan’s eyes. Same shape. Same storm in them. The boy smiled like he recognized him instantly, like blood knew blood.Ryan’s face broke. Regret hit him all at once. Years of it. He dropped to one knee, hands reaching out, slow, like Daniel might disappear if he moved too fast.Daniel… hey, buddy, his voice cracked. His fingers hovered near the boy’s cheek. Like he wanted to touch, to fix, to be the father he’d never been.Sandra moved before he could.She stepped forward fast and snatched Daniel to her side. Pulled him behind her like a shield. Her arm locked around the boy’s chest. Her eyes went sharp, cold, dangerous.Don't be moved by what he said, a child you hated his mom to the last, you are not worth to to
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